Little BrotherTechnology is radically changing the advertising business, with profound consequences for both consumers and companies, says Alexandra Suich A FEW MONTHS ago Progressive, an insurance company, ran a video ad on Facebook featuring a grown man who acts like a baby and is carried around in a sling. The ad urged youngsters to “act your age” by renouncing their parents’ car insurance and
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